Morning Digest: Florida AG proposes tougher illegal immigrant curbs

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Good Morning Bit, THU 12 Aug 2010    Florida AG proposes tougher illegal immigrant curbs Pakistani president makes first visit to flood zone Stock index futures mixed as Cisco eyed Germany to keep close eye on Google "Street View" Space station repair job makes headway Exhausted Djokovic scrapes by in Toronto Masters Judge removes herself from Lindsay Lohan case Traffickers hide cocaine under rare python Julia Roberts on the red carpet Ramadan around the world Wall St. slumps on global fears TOP NEWS Florida AG proposes tougher illegal immigrant curbs August 11, 2010 02:38 PM ET ORLANDO (Reuters) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday proposed tougher curbs against illegal migrants in his melting-pot state which he said would go "one step further" than a similar contested Arizona law. Full Article WORLD NEWS Pakistani president makes first visit to flood zone August 12, 2010 06:02 AM ET SUKKUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari flew in to a flood-hit area on Thursday for a first look at the two-week-old crisis after criticism over trips abroad and his government's perceived slack response. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures mixed as Cisco eyed August 12, 2010 04:27 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Thursday following Wednesday's sharp sell-off triggered by rising concerns over the outlook for the global economy. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Germany to keep close eye on Google "Street View" August 11, 2010 10:06 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government said on Wednesday it will scrutinize Google's promise to respect privacy requests by letting people opt out of its "Street View" mapping system and that it would be ready to intervene if necessary. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Space station repair job makes headway August 11, 2010 06:04 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking NASA astronauts disconnected a 780-pound (350-kg) module from the International Space Station on Wednesday, after venturing outside the orbital complex to repair a faulty cooling system. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Exhausted Djokovic scrapes by in Toronto Masters August 11, 2010 07:55 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Second seed Novak Djokovic had to overcome sweltering heat and determined Frenchman Julien Benneteau to claim a gritty 7-5 7-5 win at the Toronto Masters on Wednesday and a spot in the third round. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Judge removes herself from Lindsay Lohan case August 12, 2010 04:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge who sent Lindsay Lohan to jail has removed herself from the troubled young actress's drunken driving probation proceedings, following complaints she had improper conversations about the case. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Traffickers hide cocaine under rare python August 11, 2010 12:02 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - Italian police seized a rare albino python in Rome Wednesday in a raid on a group of drug traffickers who used the snake to guard cocaine and intimidate customers who owed them money. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers